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Definition of Icebreaker

1. Noun. A ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation.

2. Noun. A beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere. "He told jokes as an icebreaker"

Definition of Icebreaker

1. Noun. A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas. ¹

2. Noun. A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to relax a group of people to help them get to know each other. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Icebreaker

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Icebreaker

icebirds iceblink iceblinks iceblock iceblocks iceboat iceboater iceboaters iceboating iceboatings

iceboats icebound icebox icebox cake iceboxes icebreaker (current term) icebreakers icebreaking icecap icecapped

icecaps icecream icecream cone icecream headache icecube icecube tray icecube trays icecubes iced iced-over

Literary usage of Icebreaker

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. America on the Ice: Antarctic Policy Issues by Frank G. Klotz (1998)
"... US Coast Guard icebreaker POLAR SEA during operations in the Antarctic. to be a function of both the nature and scope of American activities on the ice. ..."

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